South Cronaal: Election to remain a Merconian protectorate

[Merconitonitopia]

~South Cronaal Elections Committee~

Hello and welcome to the South Cronaal Hall of Elections, today you shall simulate citizens and elect whether or not you want Merconitonitopia to control and support us during such dire times! You shall be provided a summary of the events and wars that have led up to now with an extra form!

tl;dr of the situation

After war resulted in the splitting of Cronaal into North and South Cronaal and the abolition of the monarchy due to the former queen going mad and setting of a nuclear warhead in the capital city killing her and all other members of the royal family, Cronaal has been left in an unstable situation. A de facto government in South Cronaal has been set up under proclaimed "Prime Minister" Chester Kray and a small cabinet.

Merconitonitopia asked South Cronaal to become a protectorate under them, however Kray declined. Merconitonitopia tried to force them into surrender by intimidating them by sending heavily armed ships to their shore. Kray sent 1,000 soldiers to their death before surrender. Merconitonitopia has now proclaimed South Cronaal a protectorate and plans to establish a new, democratic government and provide military protection and other such aid.

We'll start with the Nebulan invasion of Syrixia. This was how Nebula came onto the international scale. Socialist partisans in Syrixia began to riot as they wanted the separation of Parliament from a unified assembly into an assembly of political parties. Eventually these socialists hatched a deal with Nebula, an expansionist (and socialist) nation in the northeast of TNP, to launch a joint attack agianst Syrixia and create a socialist Nebulan puppet state there. Eventually Syrixia agreed to split Parliament into political parties and the socialists subsequently signed a treaty with the Syrixian government, turning on Nebula. Nebula and Syrixia, from that day forth, were sworn enemies.

However, the conflict did not stop there. It reignited in Rhuvanland, a small nation near Trinster. Rhuvanland was under incompetent leadership which put the country in economic Hell. Syrixia offered to give it economic assistance in exchange for it becoming a protectorate. Rhuvanland accepted however groups of conservatives in the western parts of the country did not, and the country was split into the Free Republic of West Rhuvanland and the Protectorate of East Rhuvanland. While East Rhuvanland prospered, West Rhuvanland was mired in a war as Nebula, always looking to expand, tried to install a socialist puppet state there. Eventually East Rhuvanland and Syrixia, as well as West Rhuvish forces, helped to repel the Nebulans, and the Nebulans then focused on another area; the small, governmentless strip of land Nebula dubbed "Galacta".

Some Galactans, however, were not content, and after Galacta was fully integrated and annexed into Nebulan territory, these people founded the Galactan Liberation Front and began to rebel for the cause of creating an independent Galactan state. The Nebulan government declared the GLF a terrorist group. Meanwhile, in Rhuvanland, the East had finally reached its economic quota for reunification, and with the promise of helping the West continue its recovery by the East in mind, Rhuvanland was reunified after a conference between Syrixia and Kannex, the latter of whom helped West Rhuvanland, though did not make it a protectorate as Syrixia did the East, which also received more economic aid due to their protectorate status. The newly unified Federal Republic of Rhuvanland condemned Nebula for its repeated fits of expansionism and imperialism, and began financing the GLF.

In response, the Nebulans condemned Rhuvanland for funding what they called a terrorist group, and threw up a blockade on Rhuvanland's coasts. During this time, there was a brief period of peace in Rhuvanland as all eyes were once again on Syrixia. The leader of the Church of Syrixia had been murdered and there was also a failed attempt on the life of the Prime Minister, Alfred Nursson. This was done by an extremist organization called the Order of the Loyal, that refused to accept the united Rhuvanland and wanted total separation of the conservatives from the liberals, which included a lack of relations. Eventually, troops from Syrixia and its ally Ceretis infiltrated the Order's HQ and disbanded it, but not before the Order kidnapped and killed the Cronaal Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eden Hall.

To make matters worse, Rhuvanland eventually issued an ultimatum saying that they would mobilize if the blockade was not removed and Nebula worked towards peace. Nebula did not want to work towards peace and did not remove the blockade, and after the murdering by blockade ships of the crew of an innocent Rhuvish trading boat that did not care for the blockade, Rhuvanland mobilized. Nebula, soon after, declared war. As Rhuvanland was a member of the Helmebaine Alliance, fellow members Trinster and Kannex declared war. Syrixia also entered the war, but indirectly, only supplying arms and vehicles among other things, as it was the occupier of NPTO's Deputy Chair, and did not want to set the image of a warring nation in a peace organization. [/center]

Meanwhile, in Cronaal, uprisings killed many as people were discontent with the murder of Eden Hall by the Order in Syrixian territory, and that Syrixia should have responded quicker. Syrixia apologized and eventually passed an act upping the ante on Syrixian security, but it wasn't enough. While the Cronaal government first sided with Syrixia, it eventually turned on Syrixia, albeit indirectly. The Queen of Cronaal, Diana II, grew insane and even tortured the Syrixian ambassador to Cronaal. She then declared war on both Nebula and Rhuvanland, and sent a fleet to Rhuvanland to wreak havoc and kill, with no other aims than that.

Kannexan and Rhuvish forces forced the Nebulans out of Rhuvanland and they moved to the Kannexan protectorate of Pelhafor, which was already mired in civil unrest and was on the brink of revolution. However by the time Cronaal's forces arrived at Rhuvanland they were surrounded and Nebulan forces were no longer present, as mentioned before. As Diana II grew more and more insane, Wolfish/Syrixian/Nebulan/Rhuvish forces pushed into Cronaal's interior. Syrixia had the Cronaal capital, Smithworks, surrounded, so Diana went kamikaze and detonated a nuclear warhead in a bunker under the city. Nothing and no one survived except the Syrixian soldiers outside the city and a few citizens.

After the tragedy peace was immediately declared, and Cronaal was temporarily split into occupation zones. Other than that, it was a white peace. However, tension between Nebula and Syrixia continued to rise, and Cronaal was partially unified into a socialist/communist northern Nebulan puppet state and a democratic/capitalist southern free state. This tension would only continue thanks to the Ryccian Civil War. The governing party of the nation of Ryccia, the Conservative National Party, had become more tyrannical and had recently banned all other parties besides themselves, turning Ryccia into a dictatorship. Two groups rose and rebelled against the CNP; the Nebulan-backed Workers' Army, and the Syrixian-backed Progressive Front.

Nebula was directly helping the WA, however Syrixia refused to directly help the PF, as they were concerned about the prospect of the conflict boiling over into another war, this time a nuclear one, as both Syrixia and Nebula had nuclear arsenals. Syrixia's was much bigger, however they refused to test theirs during the peacetime that preceded the Great War Era. Syrixia began testing nuclear bombs and most of them worked as planned. Nebula tested its first nuclear bomb as well, meaning both Syrixia and Nebula were now openly nuclear powers. Thus, Syrixia did not send troops to Ryccia, and instead gave the Progressive Front significant backing in nearly every other way except the direct way. Arms, vehicles, strategy advice, you name it.

This worked tremendously. The PF was able to take the Ryccian capital city of Daonlanthas and apprehend the CNP at the city of Castiana. More people sympathized with the democratic motives of the PF and many towns declared allegiance to the PF. The PF proclaimed itself the Republic of Ryccia and began a push towards the WA headquarters in the city of Kylosteia. Republic forces plowed their way to Kylosteia using a scorched earth policy, while other squads captured the remaining WA territory outside of Kylosteia. The WA forces fell back to their home city as it was surrounded by Republic forces. Both sides built fortifications and after a two-day stalemate, the Republic managed to break WA fortifications and poured in from all sides. Nebula, in response, began firebombing Republic troops in Kylosteia along with WA air forces, severely damaging the city.

Eventually, Republic troops got to the WA headquarters building and took its leaders into custody. The city was cleared of WA troops, however Nebulan firebombing was still underway and fighting was still ongoing outside of Kylosteia, where many WA soldiers tried to get past Republic lines by digging. Finally, though, the city was totally captured and the WA destroyed. The Nebulans retreated, instead opting to directly threaten Syrixia itself by setting up a missile launch center on a small unclaimed island, known as Shei Ren, just outside Syrixian maritime boundaries. Syrixia responded by setting up its own missile site in the city of Andromedazite, a Xentheridan exclave on the Nebulan home island. The world, at this point, came very close to nuclear war, however an agreement between Syrixia and Nebula ended the crisis.

After war resulted in the splitting of Cronaal into North and South Cronaal and the abolition of the monarchy due to the former queen going mad and setting of a nuclear warhead in the capital city killing her and all other members of the royal family, Cronaal has been left in an unstable situation. A de facto government in South Cronaal has been set up under proclaimed "Prime Minister" Chester Kray and a small cabinet. Merconitonitopia asked South Cronaal to become a protectorate under them, however Kray declined. Merconitonitopia tried to force them into surrender by intimidating them by sending heavily armed ships to their shore. Kray sent 1,000 soldiers to their death before surrender. Merconitonitopia has now proclaimed South Cronaal a protectorate and plans to establish a new, democratic government and provide military protection and other such aid.

(Credit to my friend Syrixia for writing this (Besides the last para): http://forum.thenorthpacific.org/topic/7412179/1/ )

Voting Form

Code: Select all

[b]Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?[/b]
   [ ] Abstain   
   [ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
   [ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
   [ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
   [ ] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

(Please read up on the situation before voting.)

[Merconitonitopia]

Disclaimer: A thread for this was already posted by Cronaal, although it did not meet my standards for formatting but he abruptly left so I reposted it myself. It displays all the same information and such, just with improved formatting.

[Empire of Narnia]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[x] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[ ] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Luxdonia]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[ *] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Cronaal]

(I'm going to put my public's opinion on this.)

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[*] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[ ] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Xentherida]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[X] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Kalatun]

[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[x] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[ ] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Ceretis]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[X] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[The Kingdom of Wolfsea]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[x] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Syrixia]

CODE: SELECT ALL
Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[X] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Sytarenne]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[X ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[ ] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Guslantis]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[X] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Territorio di Nessuno]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[X] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[Merconitonitopia]

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[Klemantan-Borneo]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ X] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[ ] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices

[True Sebland]

Should South Cronaal be a protectorate of Merconitonitopia?
[ ] Abstain
[ ] Yes, and should be able to interfere in politics after the new government is reestablished
[ ] Yes, but should only provide protection and should not interfere in politics after the government is reestablished
[ ] No, they should reestablish the government but have no further obligations to aid or interfere
[X] No, they should leave South Cronaal to its own devices